Rally in support of Palestine

The Workers Centre condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the violent attack by the Israeli armed forces against the flotilla “Global Sumud Flotilla,” which was carrying humanitarian aid to the long-suffering people of Palestine.

Among the ships of the flotilla was the Greek vessel Oxygen, which was participating in the international solidarity mission. The armed intervention and the arrest of the crews constitute an act of piracy and terrorism, fully reflecting the nature of the murderous state of Israel.

This attack, of course, is not an isolated incident. It is a continuation of the genocide carried out by the state of Israel against the Palestinian people, with the open support of the U.S., the E.U., and the governments that consent to these crimes and turn a blind eye to the massacre of civilians and children.

We denounce the Greek government for doing nothing to protect the Greek crew and, instead of demanding their release, continuing its military and political cooperation with the murderous state of Israel.

The Corfu Workers Centre expresses its solidarity with the peoples of Palestine and with all those who raise their voices against occupation, oppression, and imperialist barbarity.

We call on the unions, the workers, the youth, and all the people of Corfu to take part en masse in the solidarity rally for the people of Palestine on Friday, October 10, at 19:00 at Annunziata Square, and to demand:

• That the genocide of the Palestinian people stop here and now.

• That all cooperation with the murderous state of Israel be terminated.

• That an independent Palestinian state be recognised within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

GIORGOS KATSAITIS